Marcus Jordan, who is known to have a pretty impressive collection of PE Air Jordans is getting ready to gear up for the University of Central Florida. As he does so a story has developed around Marcus’ choice of footwear.
The University of Central Florida happens to be an adidas sponsored school meaning the teams, including the basketball team, all get adidas apparel and footwear to wear throughout the year. Marcus however wants to play in his Jordans, something which he has done his entire life. He has agreed to follow the school dress code when it comes to the apparel to be worn on the court but when it comes to his choice of footwear Marcus refuses to take the court in a pair of adidas and prefers the fit of Jordans over basketball sneakers.
A decision like this could effect the contract between the school and adidas, or effect the playing career of Marcus at the University of Central Florida. Keith Kribble, the athletic director at the University of Central Florida has said Marcus has the choice to wear whatever sneakers he wants. However, Andrea Corso, a spokeswomen for adidas announced that adidas and the University of Central Florida have not come to an agreement at this time about how the situation will be handled.
We here at Sneaker Obsession believe college athletes such as Marcus Jordan should have the choice to wear whatever footwear they want on the court, regardless of contracts which the athletic departments may have in place. These schools who are sponsored in our opinion have no right to discipline players when it comes to their choice of footwear. Apparel is understandable of course since that will no effect a players performance but sneakers have been know and proven to improve a players performance on the court. Minimizing your players selection of footwear can seriously effect the attributes of your players on the court. Is this something colleges want to do? Limit the abilities of their players?
How do you feel about this situation? Should Marcus Jordan and all college athletes part of sponsored NCAA teams be allowed to wear whatever footwear they prefer best for their game or should they have to follow the teams dress code to a T? Follow the jump to weigh in on our poll.
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It Dont Matter What Shoes You WEAR !